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SIVAKASI FIREWORKS INDUSTRY
Sivakasi cracker cos eye global marketsWith green crackers becoming the norm, the industry has now gained the expertise and finesse to supply to international markets. However, o...25 Oct, 2022, 06.39 AM IST- Sivakasi, the fireworks nerve centre keeps fingers crossed as Delhi bans bangersPeople dependent on this industry hope that the national capital territory government would reconsider its decision, keeping fingers crosse...21 Sep, 2021, 04.54 PM IST
- BJP, Congress MP flay firecracker ban, root for workers of industrySeveral states had banned sale and use of firecrackers this year citing the COVID-19 pandemic and environment concerns with the decision co...15 Nov, 2020, 05.22 PM IST
- ‘Ban’ news dulls firecracker business this DeepavaliOn Friday, Yediyurappa announced that the state government will ban the use of firecrackers due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but an official p...10 Nov, 2020, 10.13 AM IST
- Sivakasi feels the heat as Supreme Court bans fireworks sale in DelhiManufacturers point out that ever since a court banned fireworks in Delhi on November 11 last year, supplies from Sivakasi to Delhi market ...11 Oct, 2017, 11.23 AM IST
- Sivakasi to restart production after state assurance to cut GST rateSivakasi had announced an indefinite shutdown ahead of the midnight transition on June 30 but the strike has lasted only for six days.05 Jul, 2017, 03.52 PM IST
- Sivakasi cluster in Tamil Nadu to protest against levy of a flat 28% GSTThe industry, particularly small manufacturers, fears the tax reform will decimate the business even as Indian firecracker makers face comp...29 Jun, 2017, 10.22 AM IST
- 28% GST levy; fireworks units to begin indefinite stir on June 30A Asaithambi, President,The Tamilnadu Fireworks and Amorces Manufacturers' Association, said the 'exorbitant' GST would affect eight lakh w...26 Jun, 2017, 05.08 PM IST
- Fireworks hub loses 35 per cent of market share to Chinese imports, defuse Sivakasi cracker businessAround 2,000 containers of Chinese crackers worth Rs 1,500 crore are said to be operating in the Rs 4,000-crore Indian market.25 Oct, 2016, 10.27 AM IST
- Domestic firecracker industry facing loss of Rs 1,000 crore: SurveyAcute labour shortage to the tune of about 20 per cent was another significant issue being faced by the firecracker industry in Sivakasi.08 Nov, 2015, 03.30 PM IST
- Smuggled Chinese fireworks may impact Sivakasi product sales"The wholesale merchants in the north may prefer branded Indian fireworks and substitute the rest of demand with Chinese fireworks,"26 Aug, 2014, 11.56 AM IST
- Sivakasi manufacturers worried over smuggled Chinese fireworksAMSG Ashokan of 'We Two' brand estimates that roughly 500 containers full of Chinese fireworks may be smuggled in for diwali this year, ess...26 Aug, 2014, 09.57 AM IST
- Cracker sales in Telangana decline 10-15 %Sales of fireworks in Telangana have declined 10-15 % with people showing little interest to celebrate the festival of lights.30 Oct, 2013, 10.56 AM IST
- More units apply for production licences in Sivakasi despite various issuesIn the Diwali season that gives Sivakasi’s cracker-makers almost their entire year’s business, at least 40 new units have applied for licen...10 Nov, 2012, 05.09 AM IST
- Sivakasi fire: Congress MP demands probe by sitting High Court judgeThe Virudhunagar Congress MP has demanded a probe into the massive fire in a cracker manufacturing unit in Sivakasi that claimed 39 lives.07 Sep, 2012, 02.25 PM IST
- 54 burnt to death at a fireworks factory in Sivakasi54 burnt to death with atleast 50 injured in devastating blaze at a fireworks factory in Sivakasi.06 Sep, 2012, 07.03 AM IST
- Chinese threat looms large over SivakasiAs the nation readies itself for Diwali, fireworks manufacturers at the dry and dusty town of Sivakasi, face a question that's not too diff...14 Oct, 2009, 08.17 PM IST
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